New C&D, 7AT 370Z wicked fast time

Portlander

A quick review, the best 0-60 time I've seen for the A/T is 4.6 (Car and Driver) and the best for the 6MT is 4.7 (Motor Trend). The gap between the two is pretty insignificant, though I must admit that the performance improvements have come along way for automatic transmissions. If we could run the two side by side we'd get a better feel for the actual difference. The 6MT driver has NO room for error and I think that sums up the bottom line between the two transmissions.

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Lug

But comparing MT to C&D is a bit apples-to-oranges. Car and Driver has reviewed both and got a 4.9 (13.5 @ 106 mph 1/4) out of the manual and a 4.6 (13.1 @ 108 in 1/4) out of the auto. Doesn't make sense but I assume they are running at the same place/elevation. Ambient Temp changes can make a small difference but it would have to be significant to make up that much of a difference. Somehow Nissan has pulled off something with a slushbox no one else ever has as far as I know.

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dad

No one can be happy just owning a Z! Always pissing and moaning about which trannie is better!

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zman1910

It's nice you took the best 6MT clocking and compared to the more consistent auto time. Most 6MT's(from mags) are clocking around 5 sec to 60 and the quarter in 13.4 and higher. Of course naturally the manual will require more attention....but in the real world no one gives that much attention unless you are a seasoned drag racer.

3-4 tenths of a sec(and a 108mph trap) is a pretty significant gap to me.....especially since it can be repeated pretty easily over and over.

spearfish25

You've seen 0-60 times for the 7AT at 4.6s routinely before? I think this is the best I've seen from the 7AT.

Lug

FWIW, the 2 fastest stock strip times I've seen so far were 7ATs, a 13.1 and a 13.2.

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Portlander

The only way to resolve the performance difference between the two is obviously race side by side at the track with a driver who can drive a manual. This will never happen in the magazines, so we'll never know unless two owners go to the track and test it. I believe that any gain made by the automatic will be in the first sixty feet, after that it would be fairly equal with a slight advantage going to the manual in the top end. Steve, please correct me if I'm wrong here so I don't have to change my order and get a 7AT instead.

Now that said, my drag racing days at the track are over. Any spirited driving would be from a roll on the interstate or divided highway for a short distance instead of light to light. Understand, I do not condone street racing of any type, made enough poor judgement calls during the nineties and was very fortunate my friends and I in the Norfolk-Va Beach area never had an accident or hurt anyone. Any Z rolling up to on me on the highway would get a respectful thumbs up and an invite to pull over and talk about our cars. Chances of that happening in Maine are slim however, I think only four have been sold so far in the entire state.

Am not purchasing a 370Z to compete against my fellow Z owners regardless of transmission choice! Other performance cars that may challenge me in a responsible manner, now that's a different story. "You run what you brung"

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zman1910

The trap speeds we are seeing do not agree with your theory.....unless you are talking about speeds greater than 110, which may have a slight chance of holding true, but I doubt it.

zman1910

The fastest times, whether in a mag or on this forum, have all been the 7AT's and all are pretty consistent with one another.